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»e we saw of the western de- 

 a mile long and 6 feet deep. 



To Alphano 



Just to prove to my friends that even in its natural state, this humus 

 makes the finest kind of growing soil. 1 showed them this patch of 

 celery a quarter of a mile long. It was then the fourteenth of June and 

 the men were boarding it for bleaching. On the 26th, we shipped a 

 carload to New York, of the finest early celery you ever set teeth in. 



ds and bacterial nutrients of highest fertilizing value being 

 led in liberal quantities, they began to see what a distinct 

 inction there is between so called "natural", or raw, water- 

 jed, sour humus; and our sweetened, composted, concen- 

 ed dry Alphano, with its rich plant food contents, 

 rhey began to see why it is that Alphano puts such quan- 

 s of immeditely available foods in the soil; and continues 

 ontribute to its fertility for years to come, 

 rhey began to appreciate that the millions of bacteria it 

 5 in the soil, must have time to multiply, so they can vigor- 

 ly attack the soil and liberate the locked up foods it natur- 

 contains. This fact explained to their entire satisfaction 

 1 Alphano results are so often better the second ^ear than 

 first. 



Mext came a look at acres and acres of Alphano grown 

 •ry; an Alphano lawn; Rhododendrons and shrubs planted 

 1 Alphano; fruit trees that were set out with it this spring; 

 >'ers that were revelling in it. Then it was that our skeptical 

 nds cranked up their car and went away thoroughly self-con- 

 :ed. Unless all signs fail, they are Alphano converts for life. 



And right now I want to say that a most cordial invitation 

 is extended to you and your friends to come and visit this 

 wonderful natural deposit ; and see the highly interesting process 

 of converting it into Alphano. Drop us 4 card that you would 

 like to go; and I'll try and arrange a day when several of us 

 can go together and make a jolly party of it. 



Mr. Ebel, the Editor of the CHRONICLE, recently paid us 

 the compliment of such a visit. The heads of several of the 

 State Experiment Stations are making frequent visits for the 

 benefit of their stations. The government itself, is carrying on 

 extensive experiments on numerous test and trial plots, which 

 they are continually visiting, and checking up the results. So 

 you see it's now high time you came to see us. 



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l back of the factory. When the photograph 

 :t sounds like a lot, but when you consider 

 '.nd more tons apiece, you can see why we 





We were several years perfecting this l>n:. [n.vvtilul, t-lec- 

 trically operated machine. It first digs tbe humus up; then 

 beats it into fine pieces; and scatters it over wide areas 

 to sweeten with the action of sun and air before it is scraped 

 up, loaded on the cars and taken to the compost pile. 



